[Jewelry making - Article 00198] - Re: [Orchid] Difficulty Fusing

[James Binnion]

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Hi Kimberly and Grace,

>     I'm not sure technically what the pickling does to the fusing
>     process. At this point, I just know it doesn't work :) Kim 

>     By thoroughly cleaning a piece that has been pickled, do you mean
>     neutralizing in a baking soda solution or something more complex?
>     Grace 

    It is not the pickling but the pickle residue that causes problems.
    Clean your work after pickling by neutralizing in a clean sodium
    bicarbonate (baking soda) solution, a warm or even boiling solution
    is more effective. Then a warm water rinse and ultrasonic cleaning
    or a boiling water rinse. This will remove the vast majority of
    pickel residue and greatly improve your solder or fusing after
    pickling. 

    Unless you really oxidized the work during previous soldering work
    most of the time a soak in hot water to remove the flux glass and a
    clean hot water soak rinse will prepare the work for further
    soldering. If your work is ending up heavly discolored after
    soldering you need to look at getting better flux coverage. If you
    use a prips, cupronil or stop-ox coating properly applied you should
    have none or minimal discoloration of the work after soldering. Then
    there is no significant clean up work to do. 

Jim

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com
360-756-6550
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